Episode
Iron Chef: Nakamura vs. Michiba (Pork, Sweet Potato, and Octopus Battle)
Overview
New Year's Special: 100 judges taste osechi (new year food)
Details
- Series
- Iron Chef
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 52
- Air date
- 1996-12-31
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Nakamura vs. Michiba (Pork, Sweet Potato, and Octopus Battle) is Episode 52 in Season 4 of Iron Chef. It aired on 1996-12-31. The runtime is 30 min.
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